: Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:32 am  

Can we have him now please?.

: Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:33 am  

Lets give credit to the board, we've asked for a seven and they've delivered one.

I agree with the poster who said we have to have a major shuffle of our structure now otherwise his impact will be limited.

Our next signing must be a replacement for Carvell.

: Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:33 am  

Mild mannered Janitor wrote:

Personally I am happy with this. Can still do it against the best in SL.

for the remainder of this season, which is basically sacked off, I would suggest that Thorman is paid off and we get some serious game time at 7 into Tommy Lee. Tell him the position is his and to let him have ownerhsip of it until next season. Might cost us a few games inteh short term, but its a way of giving him the chance to get hat experiance.

Thorman may as well pack is bags now.

Good post there mate

: Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:34 am  

Rommel wrote:

AVERAGE AGE OF HULL NEXT YEAR =48

Dads Barmy Army

You cannot beat a bit of experience.

: Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:34 am  

It just goes to show your board has brainwashed you into accepting average siginings. A couple of years of poor recruitment have resulted in when you make an average signing its rejoiced. You had the opportunity to sign a top class S/H at their peak of their career admitadly would have needed to be an Aussie, but instead they took the short sighted option. I was going to say cheap but dont think Longy will come cheap. He is not excactly a signing to build a future SL winning team around is he ? I think you will get 1 half decent season out of him and you will be in the same situation this time next year

: Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:34 am  

It seems I'm in the minority because I want Horne to play alongside him in the halves not at fullback.

: Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:34 am  

KNOCK OFF NIGEL wrote:

Lets give credit to the board, we've asked for a seven and they've delivered one.

I agree with the poster who said we have to have a major shuffle of our structure now otherwise his impact will be limited.

Our next signing must be a replacement for Carvell.

still got lauaki remember !!!

: Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:34 am  

Cant see him shifting thorman out of your team, with the free flowing rugby you guys are serving up at the moment!!

: Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:35 am  

Be interesting to see what sort of reception he gets on Friday night

[Kosh]

: Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:35 am  

thehullwhitestar wrote:

If this is our only halfback signing for next season, I will be very underwhelmed. We are not going to compete with Saints by signing the players that they no longer require !!

Wigan, Warrington and now Saints will all be in the market for a world class SH now while we sit back and watch yet again.

Saints wanted him for next year. So did several other clubs. He may be past his best, but he will finally bring a whole bunch of things that we've desperately needed for years.

Plus we know that he can do the business in SL, which hasn't always been the case for high profile NRL signings.

He's also English, saving us a quota spot and any potential visa issues. And cap space over some of the other names touted around in all likelihood. That gives us more options to strengthen elsewhere.

Looking at the whole package, this is a good signing.